| SHERMAN | Name given to the Medium Tank M4, the primary tank produced by the US for use by the Allies during World War II (7) |
| BIKINI | Atoll in the Marshall Islands, once used by the US for nuclear tests (6) |
| TABASCO | Hot sauce produced by the US-based McIlhenny Company (7) |
| FIDO | Developed by the Allies during the Second World War, a method of dispersing airfield fog by burning petrol to enable aircraft to land (4) |
| AQUARIUM | A question turns around airconditioned, medium tank (8) |
| MOSQUITO | Bloodsucking dipteran of the family Culicidae known to transmit serious diseases, or British aircraft used by the Allies during World War II (8) |
| ORAN | City captured by the Allies during Operation Torch, 1942 |
| ALLIGATOR | Born in the US, moved to Berlin, admired by Hitler, bombed by the Allies, rescued by the British, moved to Moscow, died there in 2020, aged 84. What animal was Saturn? (9) |
| DOODLEBUG | A colloquial name used by the Allies for the V-1 flying bomb, launched from the North Coast of France from 1944 (9) |
| SEMAGLUTIDE | What drug was approved for use by the Scottish Medicines Consortium for weight loss in October? (11) |
| EASTERN | The term used for the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War, ... bloc |
| EXPLOSIVE | Gunpowder, in use by the 9th century in China and the 13th century in the West, was the first known |
| BOCHE | Derogatory term, derived from the French for a German soldier, used by the Allies in the First World War (5) |
| PRESBYTERY | The part of a cathedral or church reserved for use by the clergy (10) |
| BRAILLE | Designed for use by the blind, this reading system is made up of patterns of raised dots |
| AIRPLANE | What Orville Wright publicly tested on July 27, 1909, for use by the U.S. Army, thus marking its first military application |
| RINGL | Which former Ireland rugby international was recently appointed as a special envoy to the US for Northern Ireland by the British government? (8) |
| LOCKSMITH | Person providing tumblers for use by the wards |
| SKILLET | Game lay around for use by the cook (7) |
| DOR | Insect brought back for use by the fisherman (3) |
